The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Infamous has a

negative connotation of having a bad reputation.

A tranquil feeling is

peaceful.

If a person is enterprising they are

resourceful.

If something is dilapidated it is

rundown.

When the narrator attempts to leave once Wheeler is out of the room suggests that

the narrator believes Wheeler will never stop talking.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

Wheeler saying that Smiley will follow a bug to Mexico

Dialect is used with the term "bannanner" in the following statement from line 200. "Well, thish-yer Smiley had a yaller one-eyed cow that didn't have no tail, only just a short stump like a bannanner, and -" You can use context clues to determine the meaning of "bannanner" as a

banana.

Cavorting means to

dance around in a playful manner.

Smiley's mare make him "uncommon lucky" because

despite her illnesses, the mare wins.

How does the dialect of the following excerpt describe the bull-pup? "his underjaw'd begin to stick out like the fo'castle of a steamboat and his teeth would uncover and shine like the furnaces"

eager to win the fight and money

What does the narrator suspect about Leonidas W. Smiley?

He is a made-up person.

Wheeler states that Smiley would bet "on anything that turned up you ever see." An example what Wheeler means is when Smiley bet

about the Parson's wife not getting well.

In order to win his dog fights, Andrew Jackson

holds the other dog's hind leg.

Conjecture means to form an opinion based on

incomplete information.

How long did Smiley "educate" his frog?

3 months